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Ethan is itemizing deductions on his federal income tax return and had $4,200 in medical expenses last year if his AGI was $39,000 and if medical expenses are deductible to the extent that they exceed 7.5% of a taxpayer's AGI how much can ethan deduct for medical expenses

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The correct answer is $1275

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User Omar Muscatello
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1275.

to find 7.5% of his income multiply 39000 by .075

39000*.075 = 2925

subtract 2925 from his total medical expenses to find the deductible amount

4200-2925 =1275

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